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Occupations at the Postal Service represent four of the top 31 occupations in the Federal Government in May according to the Occupational Employment Statistics Program data released today.   These figures represent career, non-career, full-time, part time, casual, and temporary jobs at the Postal Service and may differ from figures that the Postal Service presents based upon differences in definition of occupations by the Postal Service and the Department of Labor.


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Postal service mail carriers    339,030       12.73   $23.53$  48,940
Business operations specialists, all other   170,450         6.40    36.71    76,350
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators    162,860         6.12     23.20    48,260
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation     99,570         3.74    25.00    51,990
All other information and record clerks     84,450         3.17    19.01    39,530
Postal service clerks     73,050         2.74     24.96    51,920
Computer specialists, all other    64,540         2.42    42.75    88,920
Registered nurses    62,920         2.36    37.39    77,780
Management analysts     50,310         1.89    40.53    84,290
Managers, all other    47,720         1.79    49.96  103,910
Detectives and criminal investigators    43,380         1.63    36.32    75,550
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators     42,510         1.60    31.73    66,000
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products     32,030         1.20    36.58    76,090
Lawyers    31,570         1.19    61.30  127,490
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents    29,680         1.11    30.87    64,210
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners    27,820        1.04    19.70    40,980
Physicians and surgeons, all other    27,000        1.01    83.37  173,400
Eligibility interviewers, government programs    26,860        1.01    21.73    45,190
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other      25,800        0.97    37.80    78,620
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive     25,090        0.94    22.35    46,490
Postmasters and mail superintendents    24,890        0.93     28.65    59,600
Logisticians     24,730        0.93    37.90    78,820
Forest and conservation technicians     24,400        0.92    17.36    36,110
General and operations managers    23,410        0.88    56.01  116,500
Accountants and auditors     23,360        0.88    42.28    87,940
Engineers, all other    23,220        0.87   5 1.47  107,060
Air traffic controllers       22,020        0.83    52.49 109,170
Financial specialists, all other    21,170        0.80    36.56   76,040
Maintenance and repair workers, general     21,020       0.79    24.19   50,320
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks     19,560       0.73    20.84   43,340

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